BUILDING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES
Creating an employee handbook is beneficial for both employees and employers. By sitting down and working with a professional to provide an overview of your company's policies, key procedures, guidelines and benefits you set clear expectations. Your handbook can also...
Mental illnesses are among the most prevalent and debilitating health concerns of our time. In fact, health conditions lead to more lost workdays than back pain or arthritis and affects a staggering one in five adults in the United States. According to the CDC,...
In early June 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled to expand Title VII protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The new federal law forbids employers from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or transgender status. The ruling marks a...
When a worker gets hurt on the job, they trust their employer to provide worker’s compensation insurance to help cover medical bills and wages lost. California law requires employers to offer this benefit. As of May 2020, California workers filed over 13,000 worker’s...
In 2016, former California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1234 into law, requiring the Secure Choice Retirement Savings Investment Board to begin developing a workplace retirement program for private sector workers whose employers do not offer a retirement...
The Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"), California's umbrella enforcement agency for employment related laws, recently issued a set of frequently asked questions ("FAQ") to guide employers navigating the fallout of Coronavirus ("COVID-19"). Here is a summary...
Arbitration agreements are a valuable tool to employees and employers in California, allowing for a quick, efficient, and cost-effective mechanism to resolve their workplace disputes. Employers may even stave off the dreaded class action lawsuit by implementing valid,...
On August 30, 2019 Governor Gavin Newson signed SB 778, which clarifies and extends the initial compliance deadline for California's harassment training requirements enacted in 2018. SB 778 extends the harassment training compliance deadline from January 1, 2020 to...
The independent contractor / employee distinction is a vital one for businesses across California and the United States. "Employee" status confers many legal benefits that "independent contractor" status does not so confer. For example, only employees are subject to...
Sagaser Watkins and Wieland PC is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys have been selected to multiple Super Lawyers lists! Two of our attorneys were selected as 2019 Super Lawyers while two others were chosen for the 2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star List....